The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, April 17, 1913, Image 2

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Morals Court'this forenoon.And WjlliamB utterly failed toprove hiS(ase against either the manor the woman, and they were dismissed.But here is what the testimony today did show:It showed that Williams' had usedthe O'Hara commission as a catspawto grain an end of his own:It showed that Williams had gonebefore the O'Hara commission, toldthe commission hsHcnew of a casethat- would prove interesting to the- commission, and thus induced thecommission to give him the John Doewarrants.XJiat, armed with these warrants,Williams went to the woman's privateroom and broke into it.That Williams had had one of themen he was pleased to call his "Investigator" living In the woman'srooming.house for several, weeks.That this investigator spied upfonthe woman while pretending friendship for her.Note. While the introduction oftestimony to this effect was barred,Detective Sergeant Harding says thatho has information that the womanin .the case kept Williams' investigak tor in eating money for a week before1Williams had the woman arrested.)This "Investigator," one B. Harris,of 848 LaSalle avenue, took the standfor the prosecution today, but wasunable to.prjjye any case against thewoman, ri he testimony today also tendedto show that Williams had acceptedSjve dollars from the woman in -thecase one week before he caused herarrest.Detective Sergeant Harding sworeon the stand that the woman told himthat Williams had called on her oneweek previous t5 her arrest and"asked her to come to church. She-refused, and then, to get rid of Williams. gave him five' dollars for hischurch. " -tThe first witness against the manand woman today was B.Hanis.';- - .-- -1Harris is a 'salesman for Slegel,Cooper &'Co.,Harris swore that he went to stayat "the woman's "rooming houseMarch 24. He did not explain wtiyhe went there. He said that he knewthe woman ; -iHarris said that he had seen theaccused man and woman n bed together. He was asked. when' (ne hadseen this. He said that he had seenit on the night Williams and hascohorts brpke into the- woman'sroom.. Harris,- it appeared; followedWilliams an'd the 'detectives into 'theroom. This was the only night hehad seen anything of this nature.The only other testimony, thatHarris could offer for all his -spyingwas not very terrible. It was thatonce or twice he had seen 'the woman going into her room when theman already was' in there. .W. C. Senisbaugh, who said he, wasa dental surgeon,f ollowed Harris .onthe stand.' Senisbaugh is a memberof Williams' congregation. He alsoacts as an inyestlgato'r for William's.Senisbaugh,. who was reported to Nthave stolen a number of letters fromthe man iff the' case to the' womanin the case, was not possessed ofmuch information on thestarid todayor else his memory was. bad. 'He.said ihat,he had caliedton Harris while. Harris -was living at therooming house at 1361 North. Clarkstreet on several occasions, and thathe had discussed the case of thewoman and the man with Harris.The Rev. Elmer h. Williams, mistakenly called the fighting 'parson."then .was called, to the stand. Williams was asked if he had' had tbeman, and woman arrested."Well ah" he began, importantly, "while I ah would, nofrgo. so faras. to. say that I had them arrested.I might ah say that 'I had been in--strumental in naving them arrested."Williams .was asked how he became "instrumental''' in causine thearrest He. explained that he had" se-'.cured twp warrants for 'IMr, and Mrs.m